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BECOME THE BUSINESS
BEHIND THE TALENT
The Creative Business Academy for Africa
#CBA 2027 #WhyCBA #TalentisEverywhere
12
HOUSES
10
MONTHS
3
SCHOOLS
140
CLASSES
1,500+
ALUMNI NETWORK
4
LANGUAGES
₦500K
SUBSIDISED FEE
THREE SCHOOLS. ONE ACADEMY
Real companies, real budgets, real releases - you run the business - we run the conditions.
SCHOOL OF Music
Business
Business
Artist management, publishing, distribution, touring, royalties — the machinery behind every song you love.
SCHOOL OF FASHION BUSINESS
Brand building, production, retail, licensing — the business of what the continent wears.
SCHOOL OF FILM BUSINESS
Development, production, financing, distribution, rights — the deal-making that turns scripts into screens.
FULL PROGRAMME VALUE
₦1,000,000
Partners and grants close the gap — so no talent is excluded for cost.
SUBSIDISED FEE
₦500k
/ US$500 DIASPORA
WAITLIST PRICE
₦450,000
Join with a ₦250,000 deposit before registration opens — then just ₦200,000 more by 31 Oct 2026.
The road to February 2027
31 Aug 2026
Registration opens — waitlist discount locked for early joiners
31 Oct 2026
Waitlist balances due — ₦200,000 completes the ₦450,000 waitlist fee
Nov – Dec 2026
The CBA Bootcamps — first one free; your route to a Beneficiaries Fund scholarship
4
31 Jan 2027
Enrolment closes — last day to register and pay
5
6 Feb 2027
The 2027 cohort begins — 12 Houses, 3 Schools, one academy
6
29 Nov – 4 Dec 2027
CBA for Africa Week, Lagos — showcase, Trade & Career Fair, graduation
Take everything with you
The full programme and the complete 140-class curriculum — in two PDFs.
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A 10-month creative-business academy across Music, Film & Fashion — where you become the business behind the talent. Registration opens 31 August 2026.
Talent is everywhere. The business is the difference.